Taylor Swift’s Folklore tops Billboard 200 charts; Scores the biggest numbers of 2020 so far

pinkvilla.com:

Taylor Swift is topping charts and how! The Cardigan singer-songwriter debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with her latest studio album folklore, the chart company revealed this weekend on August 2.

Swift’s album Folklore kicked off its first week with 846,000 equivalent album units, marking the largest week for any album since Taylor‘s own Lover in 2019, which opened with 867,000 units.

The three biggest weeks for any album in the past four years all belong to Taylor: Reputation in July of 2016 (1.24 million), Lover (867,000) and Folklore (846,000).

It’s Taylor‘s seventh No. 1 album and marks a new record for No. 1 debuts among female artists. Since Taylor released her much-loved album, fans have been all praises.